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Quayle, Ernest H., 1891-1956

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1891 May 9 - 1956 September 16
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ERNEST HARRISON QUAYLE was born on May 9, 1891 in Salt Lake, Utah to Julie Anne Quayle (née Young) and Ernest Quayle. He had twelve siblings.

Raven, Henry Cushier, 1889-1944

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1889 April 16 - 1944 April 5
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Henry Cushier Raven, (born April 16, 1889, Brooklyn, New York, U.S. -- died April 4, 1944), was an expert scientific illustrator, taxidermist, and collector of essential expedition specimens for several of the top natural history institutions in the United States, including Columbia University, Cornell University, Colorado Museum of Natural History, the Smithsonian Institution, and the American Museum of Natural History. His research and species data collecting brought him all over the world, resulting in the acquisition of hundreds of physical specimens (resulting in many dissection illustrations) as well as copious photographic and moving-picture evidence of their natural movement and habitats.

Reeds, Chester A. (Chester Albert), 1882-1968

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1882 July 20 - 1968 October 4
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Chester A. Reeds (born July 20 1882 - died October 4, 1968), curator of the Department of Geology and Invertebrate Paleontology and publication editor, who served on the American Museum of Natural History publication committee and oversaw the September-October 1926 issue of Natural History, entitled The Romance of Fossil Hunting.

Richards, Guy, 1905-

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1905 May 18 - 1979 January 3
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GUY RICHARDS was born on May, 18 1905 in New York, New York to Alice Lydia Reese and Guy Richards.

Vernay, Arthur Stannard 1877-1960

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1877 May 11 - 1960 October 25
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Arthur Stannard Vernay was an English-born antiques dealer, hunting enthusiast, naturalist and philanthropist. He immigrated to the United States in 1905 and opened the first of his antiques galleries in 1906, which he would run until his retirement in 1941. He is especially well known for his extensive expeditionary work collecting animal specimens for many cultural institutions, notably the American Museum of Natural History in New York City. On behalf of this Museum, he traveled to India, Burma, Angola, Tibet and the Kalahari Desert.

Whitfield, R. P. (Robert Parr), 1828-1910

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1828 May 27 - 1910 April 6
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R. P. Whitfield, the first curator of the American Museum of Natural History (AMNH), was, by the time of his death one of the most eminent paleontologists in the world [1,2]. He was self-educated [3] and possessed tremendous drawing skills which work to his specific advantage as a paleontologist [1,2]. Professor Whitfield served the American Museum of Natural History for 33 years [2] and at the time of his death was Emeritus Curator of the Geology Department. He was succeeded by Edmund Hovey in 1909 upon his retirement [1,2,3,4].

Whitney, Harry Payne, 1872-1930

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1872 April 29 - 1930 October 26
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HARRY PAYNE WHITNEY was born on April 29, 1872 in New York City to Flora Payne Whitney and William Collins Whitney. Harry was the eldest sibling, with one brother and two sisters.
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